William haslup



(No Model.)

W. H'ASLUPr SLED.

No. 372,974. Patented Nov. 8, 1887.

V UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAMHASLUP, OF SIDNEY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO J. H. DOERING,

, OF WAPAKONETA, OHIO.

SLED.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 372,974, dated November 8, 1887.

Application filed March 31, 1887. Serial No. 233,182. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM HAsLUP,'a resident of Sidney, in the county of Shelby and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sleds, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates, primarily, to that class of sleds denominated traverse. Some of its features, however, are adapted to other vehi cles.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide for a pivotal attachment of each runner independently to the bed supported thereon.

Another object of myinvention is to provide an improved brace-hound.

, The features of my invention will be explained in the description of the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in which Figure l is a perspective View of a traverse-sled containing my improvements. Fig. 2 is a top plan View of one of the front runners, tongue, and draw-bar. Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation of the runner-standards and journal attachments. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the sectional journal-gudgeon. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the journal-box.

1 represents the runners of the sled, shown as made of T-iron. I

2 2represent posts, made of two pieces of iron riveted to the runners by bolts 3, to form a support for the sled-bottom.

4 represents a journalgudgeon provided with flange 5 on the upper plate and a taper gudgeon, 6. 7 represents ahole pierced through the center to receivethe through-bolt 8. There are two of these gudgeons, each the counterpart of the other, and they journal in theboX 9, which is provided with flanges 10, through which pass bolts 11, for rigidly connecting said box to the base-sill12, of the sled-body.

The construction of each of the runner attachments is the same, the post 2 being made ,of two sections, and bent as shownin Fig. 3, the upper end resting against the flanges 5 on the journal-plate, making a very firm, light, and rigid support. The runners are further braced by rods 13, which are held by the through-bolt Sat one end, the free ends being firmly bolted to the runner by bolt 14. Thus the equilibrium of the sled-bod y resting thereon than where the runner has to rise vertically over inequalities of the ground.

15 represents the front and rear sills of the body, secured to the bed-plates 12 by kingbolts 16.

17 represents the reach; 18, the standards inserted in the sills 15.

19 represents the sled tongue. It is connected to the sled by means of hounds, which are constructed as follows: 20 represents a hound made of bars bent in the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the front end connected to the tongue by bolts 21 and the rear ends provided with a hook, 22, through which is pierced an eye receiving the center bolt, 23, connecting the hooked end of'the hound to the runner, forming the journals for the tongue. In order to support the hounds 20, angle-bars 24, of the form shown in Figs. 2 and 3, are bolted securely to the tongue at one end and to the hound 20 at the other. This construction of hound and brace makes a.cheap, strong, and very durable pivotal connection of the tongue to the sled-runners.

25 represents a draw-bar, hinged to the tongue at one end and to the king-bolt 16 at the rear end.

26 represents a washer, through which the king-bolt 16 passes, and placed between the front of the bed-plate 12 and front sill, 15; This allows the front traverse to turn around until its runners are at right angles to the line of travel of the rear runners, enabling a very short turn to be made.

A sled constructed as herein described has many advantages over previous constructions. It can be made lighter, hence a decrease in the draft; second, the construction of the parts makes the connection very strong and rigid, and, third, the draft isfurther decreased by the individual movement of each of the four runners, havinga separate pivotal connection to the sled-body, and the load is carried with much less jar or motion.

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Having described my invention,what I claim as new is Y 1. The combination, with the bed-sill12 of a sled, of the hollow box 9, depending from said sill, the runner 1, having the post 2, the two-part gut goon 6, connected with the post and arranged within said pendent box, and a bolt, S,passin g transversely through the post and gudgeons, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with the bed -sill 12 of asled, of the hollow box 9, depending therefrom, the plates 4, having gudgeons 6, arranged within said box, the runner-post 2, rigidly secured to said plates, and the transverse connecting-bolt S, passing through the plates and gudgeons,substantially as described.

3. The combination, with the bed -sill 12 of a sled, of thehollow box 9, depending therefrom, the plates 4, having the lateral flanges 5 at one side and the gudgeons 6 at the opposite side, arranged within saidbox, the runnerpost 2, comprising two members secured, respectively, to said plates and bearing against the flanges thereof, and the transverse bolt 8, passing through the post, the plates, and the gudgeons, substantially as described.

4. The combination, with the bed-sill 12 of a sled, of the depending box 9, the two gudgeonsti, arranged within said box, and the runner 1, having the post 2, comprising two niembers,respeotively connected with the gudgeon at opposite ends of the said hollow box, substantially as described.

5. The combination of the runner 1, sectional post 2, plates 4, provided with thegudgeons 6 and flanges 5, and journal-box 9, sccured together and to the bed sill, substantially as herein specified.

6. The combination, in a sled, of the tongue 1.), the runner 1, having the post 2, the 0blique hounds 20, attached at one end to the tongue and at the other end to the forward ends of the runners,and the angular braces 24, secured at one end to the tongue and at the other end to the hounds, substantially as described.

7. The hound 20, provided with the hook 22, in combination with the angular brace 24, for forming a pivotal attachment to the runners, and a rigid connection to the tongue of the sled, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

VILLIAM H ASLUP.

Vitnesses:

D. OLDILUI, J. M. Lennon. 

